Copperbelly Watersnake Conservation Areas in Kentucky

Copperbelly Conservation Agreement Area. These areas were developed by biologists in support of the Copperbelly Water Snake Conservation Agreements for Illinois, Southern Indiana, and Kentucky (see http://www.fws.gov/midwest/Endangered/reptiles/copprfct.html). Kentucky is considered to have the largest number of copperbelly watersnake (Nerodia erythrogaster neglecta ) The snake was once abundant throughout western Kentucky but is now restricted to isolated populations